应该 yīnggāi Should

Example sentences

你应该早点休息。Nǐ yīnggāi zǎodiǎn xiūxi.You should rest earlier.
我们应该帮助他。Wǒmen yīnggāi bāngzhù tā.We should help him.

Traditional: 應該

HSK 3 — the intermediate threshold: 300 new words, 600 in all. You can communicate in daily life, study and travel in China. In HSK 3.0, 应该 is in band 2. HSK 3 explained

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中应该means "should". When a friend looks tired, you might say中你应该早点休息。

You should rest earlier. Come and make a sentence with it.

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Stroke order

应该 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

应该 — the Chinese character for Should (yīnggāi), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 应该 — Should

应 — 7 strokes
该 — 8 strokes

Characters in 应该

应 yīng — to agree (to do sth); should; ought to
该 gāi — should; ought to; probably

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Where 应该 lives

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应该 is pronounced yīnggāi and means “Should”.